As hazy and amorphous as a rain cloud, Meredith Danluck’s “State Like Sleep” does a fine job of recreating the dream-like fog of grief. But it doesn’t go much further, and “somnolence” isn’t an ideal quality around which to build an entire film.
As played by Katherine Waterston (“Fantastic Beasts”), American photographer Katherine has been floating dully since her Belgian movie star husband, Stefan, was mysteriously killed a year earlier. But when her mom (Mary Kay Place) winds up in a Brussels hospital, Katherine is jolted into action. She wants to know what really happened to Stefan, and the more she looks, the less she finds to like.
Stefan’s severe mother, Anneke, appears to be an open book: she bluntly hates her daughter-in-law, whom she blames for stealing her beloved son. A series of effective flashbacks also suggests that she was the Momager from Hell, though...
As played by Katherine Waterston (“Fantastic Beasts”), American photographer Katherine has been floating dully since her Belgian movie star husband, Stefan, was mysteriously killed a year earlier. But when her mom (Mary Kay Place) winds up in a Brussels hospital, Katherine is jolted into action. She wants to know what really happened to Stefan, and the more she looks, the less she finds to like.
Stefan’s severe mother, Anneke, appears to be an open book: she bluntly hates her daughter-in-law, whom she blames for stealing her beloved son. A series of effective flashbacks also suggests that she was the Momager from Hell, though...
- 1/4/2019
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
There’s no wrong way to grieve. How one deals with the loss of a loved one is a deeply unique situation. Whatever path someone takes, that’s what is right for them. Unfortunately, the same can not be said about films dealing with grief. When done right, they’re devastatingly powerful. When done wrong, you just can’t feel for the protagonist’s plight and have no connection. In the case of State Like Sleep, the movie wavers back and forth between both sides of the coin. In the end, poor pacing and too slow a buildup ultimately sabotage a potentially affecting piece of work. The movie is a drama laden with mystery/noir elements. Set a year after the death of her actor husband Stefan Delvoe (Michiel Huisman), Katherine (Katherine Waterston) is still trying to make sense of it all. When she gets a phone call that sends...
- 1/2/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
David Wingo and Jeff McIlwain have signed on to score David Gordon Green’s comedy The Sitter. The film stars Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell, Ari Grayner, Erin Daniels, Jessica Hecht and Method Man. The movie follows a college student, suspended for the semester and living at home with his single mom, who has a night to remember when he gets talked into baby-sitting the eccentric kids next door. Michael De Luca (The Social Network) is producing. Gordon Green has previously collaborated with Wingo on all of his early independent features including George Washington and All the Real Girls, which the composer co-scored with Michael Linnen. Wingo and Linnen also contributed additional music for the Philip Glass-scored thriller Undertow. Wingo and McIlwain first collaborated on the 2007 drama Snow Angels starring Kate Beckinsale. The Sitter marks the first major studio feature for both composers. 20th Century Fox has set the film...
- 5/24/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
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